Short stories 

"The standard was incredibly high, which made judging difficult - from creating a longlist, through shortlisting, and finally judging the shortlist to find the winning stories. All judging was anonymous.

The Judging Team described Anka's short story as "refreshingly different, with a great handling of an unlikeable protagonist" and called her writing "a notch above." The overall winner of the inaugural Frinton Literary Festival Robert Bucke Short Story Prize was announced by bestselling author Adele Parks.

In the context of the linguistic revolution of the digital age, a live interpreter is still needed. They help one to be born and another to die with a thought more valuable than repentance - that, although at the last moment, you were understood.

"The winner of our summer 2023 writing competition, the story The Lethal Summer, was powerful and moving! Special thanks to the Amsterdam-based Fifth Wave magazine and the London Group Of Multilingual Writers" 

Darya Protopopova

 Next Generation Indie Book Awards (the largest book awards program in the world for self-published authors and independent publishers) and Independent Book Publishing Professionals Group.

I was very glad to become a finalist in one category and a winner in another. The reward was a copy of the anthology with my story published in it, and the golden medal. I was more rewarded by the fact that there were thousands of participants. Recognition is important to the writer.

The book is available here.